232 THE COTTAGE GARDENER. July 3. 
The heavy, lumpish, ugly, unmanageable style of 
growing plants, for which Mrs. Lawrence’s collections 
monopolized the prize, to the scandal of the Society, is 
now done away with altogether. Mr. Veitch, having 
obtained a good rooting over a firm subsoil, in London, 
is now a more powerful assistant to such spirited men 
of the trade, as the Messrs. Rollison, Eraser, and 
Henderson, to keep up good taste, and follow Nature 
more closely in the style of their plants; while Mr. 
Green and Mr. Ayres can now view the triumph of 
their mode in the hands of such young men as Mr. 
Dods; although it seems hard that a young Bantam 
should crow over a Dorking in his own yard. 
The day was of the best kind for a show : not too hot 
to be unpleasant, and neither cool nor damp. The 
Duke of Northumberland was there early in the day, 
with a large party. Ho is the next greatest sailor after 
King William the Fourth ; the next best gardener after 
Queen Victoria; and, with all, a most gallant tar, for 
you never see him on such occasions without lots of 
ladies about him, and there is not a blue-jacket afloat 
less distant than he. The Duchess of Sutherland had 
another large party there. Lord John Russell, too; but 
he never bothers himself with a party when he goes out 
only for the day ; he looked much better, however, than 
he has for the last dozen years—the German waters 
agreed with him. The Bishops of London and Win¬ 
chester, with other great gardeners in the Church, took 
advantage of the member’s privilege, with a large pro¬ 
portion from the lay nobility. Having seen so many of 
these things, and for so many years, not forgetting the 
Crystal Palace Show, I cannot escape from the idea that 
the Regent’s Park and the Crystal Palace will give one 
a good notion of the House of Commons—a place filled 
with the best people of the three kingdoms, as our 
Constitution has it; but if you want to see the dignity 
and solidity of the House of Lords, anywhere else, you 
must go to a Mayor June show at the Chiswick gardens; 
and yet, according to prophecy, both places have been 
“ going to the dogs ” ever since I knew them. 
ROSES. 
I began with the Roses this time, and found Mr. 
Lanes’ collection at one end, on the north side, and that 
from Mr. Paul on the opposite side to it. Mr. Paul 
was never so near winning the first prize for Roses; 
which was the first 
Gold Banksian Medal.—Mr. Lane won it for twelve 
kinds, as follows— Madam Willermoz, Madame Plantier, 
Magna rosea, Celine, Chenedole, Emperor Probus, 
Blairii 2, Juno, Coup d'llehe, Barronnc Prevost, Coun- 
tesse Mole, Miss Glegu —placed very well for giving them 
the best effect, and as to flowers and growth, no Roses 
are deemed good now unless faultless in these respects. 
Mr. Paul had the second Gold Banksian Medal for 
Auguste Mie, the best grown and bloomed plant at the 
exhibition; Mr. Paul spells it Mee; La Dauphin, 
William Jesse, Paul Perras, La Ville de Brussels, 
Madam Legras, Brennus, Duke of Cambridge, La 
Marque, Louis Bonaparte, Souvenir d'un Ami, and 
Vivid, one of his own raising, as good, at a distance, as 
the Geant des Batailles, but not a full Rose; it is, 
however, well suited for a pillar Rose—a hybrid China, 
or Bourbon, and therefore a summer Rose only. 
Mr. Francis had the third prize, in the trade, but I 
have seen Roses come out much better than they wore 
here. His twelve had among them the Mabnaison 
Rose, La Pactole, La Reine, Niphetos, and Aubernon; 
the rest as above. He bad, also, a very interesting col¬ 
lection of dwarf R.oses in 48-pots on the Manetti- 
stock, to show bow they bloom with the first growth 
from the bud. 
This is the sort of work for amateurs. Mr. Walton, 
of Surbiton, the inventor of the cutting case, is parti- 
i cularly clever at working Roses, and at blooming them 
| early in pots ; he, too, wants them all on their own 
roots, and is now striking them off by dozens with his 
now invention. I had a flower of Devoniensis sent me last 
May, from Mrs. Whitty, the lady who struck so many 
of them last year from one poor plant, the largest Rose 
| I ever saw—the stalk was just like that of La Reine — 
; hence, why I say so much about young Roses in pots 
as they are exhibited by Mr. Francis, and by Mr. 
Wilkinson, of Acton. We must get Mr. Lane to try 
this plan, and see if he can beat our Surbiton people. 
\ Gloire de Dijon was one of those small Roses, and much 
i paler than when I described it from Regent Street last 
j spring. 
1 Among amateurs, A. Rowland, Esq., took the first 
prize at last—a Gold Banksian—all entered in his own 
name, too, like all his fine things. It must be recollected 
that Mr. Rowland is known, by name, all over the 
world; and it is only fair thus to let all the world know 
what he is about; but he puzzled a friend, by writing 
the plain English name, Queen, instead of La Reine, 
for that Rose: Eliza Merceaur, Richlieu, Geant des 
Batailles, and Adam, were among his best, and different 
from the above. 
Mr. Terry, gardener to Lady Pullen, was second. He 
had Great Western, Paid Ricaut, Smith’s Noisette, and 
Jacques Lajitte, different from the above. This is the 
first time that the celebrated Paris banker, Jciques 
Lajitte, appeared at a public show where I was, so I had 
a good look at him. He is very like some old summer 
Rose, very full and close, and puckered in the centre, 
with two or three guard petals, as it were, and a true 
Cabbage Rose colour. He ought to be very sweet. 
The third prize was to Mr. Sage, gardener to W. R. 
Robinson, Esq., Hill House, Acton. He bad different 
from the rest, Mrs. Bosanquet, Devoniensis, and Eliza 
Sauvage. 
PELARGONIUMS. 
Large Pelargoniums were better and more varied than 
usual; they were all in two rows, one above another; 
the placing of them, therefore, must be in two-and-two, 
and I shall tell them all in pairs, that all who know the 
kinds may see how the different growers place them for 
effect. Mr. Turner, of Slough, had the first prize for 
large and fancies. 
His large ones were thus, in pairs, Zeno and Topsy, 
Astrea and Portia, Beatrice and Governor General, 
Virgin Queen and Roivena, Mary and Painter Improved, 
Enchantress and Medora. 
Mr. Dobson had Enchantress and Conqueror, Ambas¬ 
sador and Rosamond, Painter Improved and Eugenie, 
Magnificent and Delicatum, Magnet and Gertrude, with 
Star and Vulcan. 
The Messrs. Fraser had Magnificent and Pretty 
Polly, Roivena and Bride of the Isles, Galatea, and Virgin 
Queen, Enchantress and Ajax, Majestica and Magnet, 
Vandyke and Lucy. Mr. Gains had a fourth prize for 
Star and Hyder Pacha, Andover and Virgin Queen, 
Butterfly and Magnet, Seraphim and Beauty of Notting- 
hill, Col. Fossy and Alonzo, Gustave Oilier and Era. 
Among amateurs, Mr. Nyc, gardener to E. Foster, 
Esq., had the first prize with Attraction and Optimum, 
Iris and Ariel, Pandora and Magnet, Carlos and Purple 
Perfection, Phaeton and Rosa, Enchantress and Se- 
j raslcier. 
Mr. Holder, gardener to the Rev. E. Coleridge, of 
j Eaton, was second, with a gayer collection, as follows— 
j Mary and Mochana, Sanspareil and Topsy, Ariadne and 
Portia, Magnet and Carlos, Beatrice and Enchantress, 
Narcissus and Virgin Queen. And Mr. Maher, gar¬ 
dener to J. M. Strachan, Esq., had the third prize for 
twelve. Rosamond was his centre-piece, Pearl and 
Village Maid, two light ones, were his two corners, 
